EAT minutes May 2009
EAT Minutes May 2009
May 27, 2009 at 6:30pm in Wenatchee World Conference Rm
The meeting began at 6:30pm and concluded at 8:20pm. Next meeting is June 24, 2009 from 12:30pm to 2pm at the Wenatchee Valley College (room to be announced).
Members Present: Joan Qazi, Michel Wiman, Angela Schaub, Mike Brogan, Sherri Schneider, Marcy Ostrom, Nadine Lehrer, Mike Cochran, and Kim Langston.
Dates to Watch For:
· Thursday, June 4th: Der Bauernmarkt opening in Leavenworth Lions Park, 4-8pm
· Friday, June 5th: Composting workshop at Barn Beach Reserve Leavenworth, 1-4pm
· Monday, June 8th: Farm Walk at Crown S Ranch in Winthrop, 12:30pm to 4pm
· Monday, June 8th: Greene Hills Farm Poultry Processing Workshop, 9am-2pm
Treasurer’s Report: Current balance is $1419.26 and we have one check from Seeds of Change for overpayment on our school garden seeds for $15.
New Thoughts and Reminders:
· Community Garden: Community Foundation of Wenatchee supplied a grant to start a community garden at the Wenatchee Community Center. Nadine is a contact for this project. Meeting at Community Center on Tuesday June 2nd at noon.
· Leadership Group: Angela will be stepping down as secretary as of June 30. Joan asked for a volunteer to step in as per the by-laws a note-taker is required. Marcy suggested that the position be rotated every 3 months to encourage sign up. Kim Langston offered her laptop for a rotating secretary evening and day meetings. Joan also had project sign up sheets available for volunteers. Please sign up to make the projects possible.
· Farm to Table: Rich and Kim submitted the concept paper for a WSDA grant to fund the Farm to Table workshops and networking sessions. Feedback from F2T Networking meeting has been positive. A new date needs to be set for the fall workshop and a possible summer network meeting.
· Edible Schoolyard: Oly Mingo has been to Sunnyslope, Newbery, and Foothills for video filming. Discussion ensued on the $10K pricing for the 5-minute film. Vaishali Bhide is researching various grant opportunities.
· EAT Calendar: Joan and Michel are accepting high-resolution photos at this time. The 2010 year will be a 12-month calendar rather than the 14-month as was last year.
· Marketing: Kim Langston has volunteered to update the EAT vehicle logo.
Committee Reports
· Reports were tabled so that we could view the film, Good Food featuring many of our region’s farmers including Bluebird Grains and one of our favorite chef’s Amy Simonson. DVD is available in English and Spanish. CFC has a copy.
Follow-up on Topic(s) that were discussed in this meeting:
· Need follow-up on school garden grant writing at next meeting.
· CFA report has an end of June deadline
· EAT will have a booth at the Chelan County Fair and Taste of Harvest
Committee Sign-Up:
· Working Group Chairperson Joan Qazi; Meeting Facilitator: Joan Qazi; Minute Taker: Angela Schaub; Treasurer: Rich Colson; Webmaster: Ben Fields; Newsletter: Fran Taber; Media Diva: Kim Langston; Fundraising: Scott Parsons
· Community Food Assessment Chairperson Joan Qazi; Michel Wiman, Colleen Donovan; Kim Langston; Judy Preston; Angela Schaub (Data Analysis); Marcy Ostrom; Laurie Riegert; JoEllen Colson; Consuelo Coronel
· Consumer Education Chairperson None; Kim Langston; Joan Qazi; Ginny O’Kelley; Laurie Riegert; Judy Preston
· Community Garden Chairperson None; Jenn Crawford; Nadine Lehrer; Bonnie Shanafelt; Douglas Bergstrom; Allison Neher
Suggestions for next meeting:.
· Next Meeting June 24th from 12:30pm to 2pm at Wenatchee Valley College.
· Debrief on Buy Local campaign and Community Garden meeting.
· Plan for CFA policy report distribution—local foods lunch?